To begin your exploration, please click on the following link to access the CIA World FactbookLinks to an external site.. When the site opens, click on "Countries" in the menu bar. Explore a few countries by clicking on the country's names then scroll down, past the photos, flag, and maps to the Introduction section. In the menu to the left, click on "Economy". Explore a minimum of two countries. Put each country's Real GDP Growth Rate, Real GDP per Capita, Unemployment Rate, and Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices) into a table and summarize your findings.

Click on the website for the tables and figures. Use the information that you find to explain some of the differences in economic performance. What do well-performing, high-income countries do that the lower-performing countries don't? Incorporate information from the text and the supplemental and introductory video resources into your response.